Tomás Hervás

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| name = Tomás Hervás

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| fullname = Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|11|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ponferrada, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.84}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Sporting Gijón (assistant)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sporting Gijón

| years1 = 1987–1992 | clubs1 = Sporting Gijón B | caps1 = 100 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 1991–1998 | clubs2 = Sporting Gijón | caps2 = 161 | goals2 = 13

| years3 = 1998–2001 | clubs3 = Celta | caps3 = 67 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2001–2003 | clubs4 = Sevilla | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2003–2005 | clubs5 = Las Palmas | caps5 = 71 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2005–2007 | clubs6 = Universidad Oviedo | caps6 = 57 | goals6 = 11

| years7 = 2008 | clubs7 = Universidad Oviedo | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 10

| totalcaps = 494 | totalgoals = 54

| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2014–2016 | managerclubs1 = Sporting Gijón B

| manageryears2 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs2 = Espanyol (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2021 | managerclubs3 = Alavés (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2022– | managerclubs4 = Sporting Gijón (assistant)

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Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón (born 25 November 1970), known simply as Tomás as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant manager of Sporting de Gijón.

Playing career

Born in Ponferrada, Region of León, Tomás graduated from Sporting de Gijón's youth academy, and made his senior debut with the reserves, playing several seasons with them in the Segunda División B.[https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/sporting-de-gijon/20170401/tomas-hervas-sonamos-y-vivimos-con-la-esperanza-de-salvarnos_40018002.html Tomás Hervás: "Soñamos y vivimos con la esperanza de salvarnos" (Tomás Hervás: "We dream and live hoping to stay alive")]; El Desmarque, 1 April 2017 (in Spanish) On 1 September 1991, he appeared in his first competitive match with the main squad – and in La Liga – starting a 1–0 away win against Real Valladolid.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/09/02/pagina-22/1241595/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen Demasiados nervios en Pucela (Too much nerves at Pucela)]; Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 1991 (in Spanish)

Tomás signed for RC Celta de Vigo in summer 1998, remaining in the top division. He appeared regularly for the Galicians, and won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2000.[https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/2018/06/09/tomas-counago-despedian-celta-dia-hoy/00031528539571417941880.htm Tomás y Couñago se despedían del Celta tal día como hoy (Tomás and Couñago said goodbye to Celta on a day like today)]; La Voz de Galicia, 9 June 2018 (in Spanish)[https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/celta-de-vigo/20200822/la-intertoto-celeste-cumple-20-anos_190149186.html La Intertoto celeste cumple 20 años (20th anniversary of sky-blue Intertoto)]; El Desmarque, 22 August 2020 (in Spanish)

After one and a half seasons at Sevilla FC with 24 total games, Tomás joined Segunda División club UD Las Palmas in March 2003.[https://sevilla.abc.es/ultimas-noticias/sevi-sevillista-tomas-punto-cerrar-pase-palmas-anos-opcion-tercero-200303140300-150595_noticia.html El sevillista Tomás, a punto de cerrar su pase a la U. D. Las Palmas por dos años con opción a un tercero (Sevilla man Tomás, about to complete his transfer to U.D. Las Palmas for two years with an option for a third)]; ABC, 14 March 2003 (in Spanish)[https://as.com/masdeporte/2003/04/17/polideportivo/1050552934_850215.html Tomás: "Nunca he vivido nada igual" (Tomás: "I never experienced anything like this")]; Diario AS, 17 April 2003 (in Spanish) He suffered relegation with the Canarians in his second year,[https://elpais.com/diario/2004/06/07/deportes/1086559208_850215.html Las Palmas baja 12 años después a Segunda B con un futuro incierto (Las Palmas relegated to Segunda B 12 years later with uncertain future)]; El País, 7 June 2004 (in Spanish) and left at the end of the 2004–05 campaign.

Tomás moved to AD Universidad de Oviedo in the 2005 off-season, being promoted to the third tier at the first attempt.[https://www.realoviedo.es/noticias/extraordinario-uni Extraordinario Uni (Amazing Uni)]; Real Oviedo, 25 June 2006 (in Spanish) He was relegated in the following season and announced his retirement, but returned to the team in January 2008.[http://www.esfutbol.net/espana-3division/universidad-oviedo-vuelve-tomas-hervas-30154 Universidad Oviedo: vuelve Tomás Hervás (Universidad Oviedo: Tomás Hervás returns)]; esFutbol, 30 January 2008 (in Spanish)

Coaching career

In July 2009, Hervás was appointed Abelardo Fernández's assistant manager at Sporting de Gijón B.[http://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/20090719/deportes/futbol/tomas-hervas-sera-segundo-20090719.html Tomás Hervás será el segundo de Abelardo en el banquillo del Sporting B (Tomás Hervás will be Abelardo's second in Sporting B's bench)]; El Comercio, 19 July 2009 (in Spanish) He occupied that role in the first team for one year, then coached the reserves in the last match of 2013–14, against Burgos CF.[http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4084:el-sporting-b-cerrara-manana-en-burgos-un-gran-temporada-&catid=36:actualidad&Itemid=186 El Sporting B cerrará mañana en Burgos una gran temporada (Sporting B will finish a great season tomorrow in Burgos)]; Sporting Gijón, 9 May 2014 (in Spanish)

On 16 June 2014, Hervás signed a permanent one-year contract at the helm of the B side.[https://archive.today/20140617064933/http://realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4240:abelardo-firma-con-el-sporting-para-las-dos-proximas-temporadas&catid=36:actualidad&Itemid=186 Abelardo firma con el Sporting para las dos próximas temporadas (Abelardo signs with Sporting for the two following seasons)]; Sporting Gijón, 16 June 2014 (in Spanish) He was dismissed on 6 April 2016.[http://www.realsporting.com/webrsg/index.php/template/actualidad/6715-sporting-b-tomas-hervas-destituido-le-sustituye-provisionalmente-ismael-pinera Sporting B: Tomás Hervás, destituido, le sustituye provisionalmente Isma Piñera (Sporting B: Tomás Hervás, dismissed, Isma Piñera his temporary replacement)]; Sporting Gijón, 6 April 2016 (in Spanish)

Hervás again reunited with Abelardo in December 2019, being named his assistant at RCD Espanyol.[https://www.lne.es/sporting/2019/12/28/tomas-sera-segundo-entrenador-abelardo/2577084.html Tomás será el segundo entrenador de Abelardo en el Espanyol (Tomás will be Abelardo's assistant manager at Espanyol)]; La Nueva España, 27 December 2019 (in Spanish)

Personal life

Hervás' younger brother Aitor (born 1982) was also a footballer and a midfielder. He spent his entire career in the lower leagues, and they were teammates at Universidad Oviedo.[https://www.laopiniondezamora.es/deportes/2007/06/08/zamora-refuerza-aitor-hervas-gurrutxaga-1606291.html El Zamora se refuerza con Aitor Hervás y Gurrutxaga (Zamora strengthen with Aitor Hervás and Gurrutxaga)]; La Opinión de Zamora, 8 June 2007 (in Spanish)[https://www.lne.es/deportes/2018/09/22/madalena-morcin-refuerza-aitor-hervas-18774915.html El Madalena de Morcín se refuerza con Aitor Hervás (Madalena de Morcín bolster with Aitor Hervás)]; La Nueva España, 22 September 2018 (in Spanish)[https://meprestaelbierzo.com/guajes-y-glorias/tomas-hervas-exfutbolista-maradona-era-diferente-a-todos-me-pase-el-calentamiento-mirandolo/ Tomás Hervás, exfutbolista: “Maradona era diferente a todos; me pasé el calentamiento mirándolo” (Tomás Hervás, former footballer: "Maradona was different from everybody; I spent an entire training looking at him")]; Me Presta El Bierzo, 8 October 2024 (in Spanish)

Managerial statistics

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align=left\|Sporting Gijón B{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2553.html?temp=2013-14\|title=Tomás: Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón\|publisher=BDFutbol\|accessdate=18 February 2016}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2553.html?temp=2014-15\|title=Tomás: Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón\|publisher=BDFutbol\|accessdate=18 February 2016}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.resultados-futbol.com/Real-Sporting-B\|title=Sporting B\|publisher=Resultados Fútbol\|language=Spanish\|accessdate=20 March 2016}} \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|9 May 2014 \|align=left\|6 April 2016 {{WDL\|71\|24\|15\|32\|for=79\|against=99\|diff=yes}}
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align=left|Sporting Gijón B{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2553.html?temp=2013-14|title=Tomás: Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón|publisher=BDFutbol|accessdate=18 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2553.html?temp=2014-15|title=Tomás: Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón|publisher=BDFutbol|accessdate=18 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.resultados-futbol.com/Real-Sporting-B|title=Sporting B|publisher=Resultados Fútbol|language=Spanish|accessdate=20 March 2016}}

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|align=left|9 May 2014

|align=left|6 April 2016

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